KAJIAN EPISTEMOLOGIS ILMU UṢŪL AL-FIQH Studi terhadap Pemikiran Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm al-Shīrazī al-Fayrūz Abādī

Abstract

This article intends to conduct epistemological critique of the the Book “al-Luma” that written by Abū Ibrāhīm al-Shīrazī Isḥāq al-Fayrūz Abādī (al-Shīrazī). This paper, trying to explore and criticize the characteristics and knowledge of uṣūl al-fiqh that contained in. There are some important notes: first the thinking of al-Shīrazī on uṣūl al-fiqh is written in the golden era of uṣūl al-fiqh works, that makes the methods and subjects of thought of al-Shīrazī on uṣūl al-fiqh became inspiration for the next generation. Study of content of uṣūl al-fiqh is based on the its method of predecessor leaders. This is proved by the dominance of the comparative method which is used when explores uṣūl al-fiqh of several different leaders view. Second, al-Shīrazī included as experts of uṣūl, which has original thinking and independent. A sharp criticism launched, invite the parties to be impartial towards certain schools of thought. Therefore the presentation of ideas al-Shīrazī on uṣūl al-fiqh is in the sense of kalāmī, because the arguments are built from elements of kalām and prioritize the logic as a tool in assessing and measuring the truth of uṣūl al-fiqh. Third, al-Luma has fulfilled the basics of science both in ontology, epistemology, and axiology.

Keywords

• Keywords: uṣūl al-fiqh
• al-Luma’
• epistemologi
• al-Shīrazī